Urusei Yatsura (2022) 2nd Season

So far, this season has been an excellent addition to the Urusei Yatsura series. The animation quality was slightly worse than in the first season, but when good animation was needed to elevate certain scenes, they delivered. One thing I like about this season is that they gave a lot more tender moments between Ataru and Lum, with the abundance of funny moments, there are times that you'll forget that you're watching a fundamentally romantic anime. This season at least reminds you of that.

MAISONdes delivered once again with this season, the opening and ending is excellent. The tracks used in some of the scenes were ... phenomenal. The voice acting was top-notch, particularly from Lum's VA.

Humor will always be subjective, so I can't say if you'll find this season funny. But it's pretty consistent with the first, if you found the first season funny, at least to an extent you'll find this one funny too.

Overall, I'd give this season a 9, -1 for the inconsistent animation quality, and 9 for everything else. It made me laugh and appreciate the romantic elements in the story. The art itself is excellent, dips in some episodes but, is excellent overall. If you loved the first season, you'll probably love this too.

Edit:
I just finished watching the anime, and I have to say, Urusei Yatsura is unequivocally one of the best romance anime I've ever seen. The final arcs were flawlessly executed. Ataru, in particular, was very well-written and a literal breath of fresh air in how unique his character was portrayed. It gave me a new perspective on how some people communicate their feelings. I don't want to give away any spoilers, so you'll have to finish the anime to find out more.

The quality of the animation has notably improved. In the past, I had expressed concerns about the animation quality in generic scenes, but it appears that this issue has gradually resolved over time.

The second part of this season made me appreciate Lum's voice actor even more. There were a lot more serious scenes, and that made me notice the quality of her voice acting. I also want to commend Carula's voice actor. Despite having little screen time, her performance left a positive impression on me.

This second part of the season stands out due to its compelling storyline; I have no criticisms of its humor. It maintains the same level of quality as the first part.

I previously rated this anime a 9. However, since my complaints have been reduced to virtually nothing, I'm now giving it a solid 10. The only romance anime I can think of that rivals this is 'Kaguya-sama: Love is War', and I've watched a lot of romance anime. Kaguya-sama is very different from Urusei Yatsura though, so don't expect any similar themes. If you loved the first season or the first part of the second season of Urusei Yatsura, you are going to love the second part even more.

As I sit here speechless after the conclusion of the Urusei Yatsura remake, the only thing that I can say is “wow”. Takahashi Rumiko’s critically acclaimed work was so far ahead of its time and it’s really hard to conceptualise how influential this series has been. Every major romcom and romance story owes a lot to this story and I’m so glad I got to experience this remake. A must watch for any fan of romcoms, gag humour, comedy anime or just those looking to learn about anime history.

Urusei Yatsura is unfortunately a victim of its own success. Takahashi Rumiko created so many modern romcom ... tropes in UY that are seen everywhere in modern anime, so people may not appreciate the novelty and think of UY as cliche or generic, when those tropes were literally created here first. Lum is credited by many as the first tsundere, Ataru as a lecherous MC going after every girl he sees and the live in girlfriend trope which we later saw in things like To love Ru or this season’s Tenshitsuki being some examples.

Luckily for me, I went into this aware of the manga’s history and just how influential it had been and had a blast with it. While a few of the gags weren’t my cup of tea, on the whole I loved the series and found it hilarious. This final season in particular felt like an improvement over everything in the first two seasons of the remake. The story arcs, new characters, humour, all just felt even better than the first season, ESPECIALLY the last two arcs which were peak fiction.

My biggest issue with UY is how much of an asshole Ataru is. Yea, I get it’s the gag with him being mean to Lum and chasing every girl, but cmon. You literally have the perfect girlfriend at home who is head over heels for you and you treat her like garbage. Also, because UY is basically a bunch of mini arcs pieced together, it felt like Ataru and Lum had no real development until the final arc of this season. Ataru if anything, regresses as a character from his season 1 peak. I guess I just would’ve liked to have seen a little character development, but I fully understand that’s not the type of story Takahashi sensei was going for.

David Production did an amazing job of keeping that 80s anime charm, but bringing it up to modern standards in terms of visuals, designs, animation etc. The remake adapted a lot more of the manga than the original and so it feels like a more complete story narratively. Sadly some things were cut, but that’s the nature of the beast when dealing with a manga series this long.

If you’re even contemplating watching this season you’ll have seen the first two seasons and so it’s a no brainer to continue the story and watch this. The scenarios are great, the antics are turnt up even higher and FINALLY Lum and Ataru get some relationship development. I loved watching this show over these last two years and I am extremely sad to see it end. I am very much looking forward to seeing Takahashi sensei’s other influential work from back in the day, Ranma 1/2 getting a remake. She’s truly one of a kind.

Urusei Yatsura season 2 gets a very easy 9 out of 10

How the heckidy heck this still has 37k members? Episodical might not be popular nowadays, but it's throughly enjoyable. Honestly it's quite rare to see gag parodies having any popularity these days, which is a bit sad. Sure there is an oversaturation of hyped animes this season and continuing from last, but damn do I miss these geniuenly laughable animes.

Enough ranting, in short this anime is wholesome (to a degree), funny (to preferences), and relaxingly wackly stupiditly amazing. Story's predictable but let's be honest, the pretext are unique enough to be enjoyable. Art is fantastic, better than those 3rd rate, mass produced, Isekai ... animes. Characters actually doesn't get that much character development since most of these are episodic. In this aspect, I guess it's a minus for me. Anyways, hopefully all this fulfills the review conditions and if you're asking me if you should watch it? Watch Gintama first then come back.

P.S. This isn't much of a review, but more to a desperate attempt in hopes of makin this anime more popular

This anime deserves more then what it has

Level up in animation
Good comical and romance scence
Side characters are not annoying
Also some concept are good

The story is typical school harem concept. Alien fmc alway loves the mc but mc iis typically behind every girl he see. Now a day this kind of are rare . Concept became old so nobody adapting it
Thia ia one of the finest Harem comic anime i have ever seen
Art style is good and its been improved in seaso 2 compared to previous one
... Dont miss it

I rate it as 7.6/10

Urusei Yatsura (2022) - It's the same All-Stars treatment from 1.5 years ago, if you can even recall that far.

The 2nd half of the All-Stars modern reboot of Rumiko Takahashi's Urusei Yatsura...what can I say? Everything about my original review from the first half can be applied here, albeit with the only difference being the number of people still sticking to Season 2 here after finishing the first just back in Winter last year.

Obviously, the second season of the modern reboot series attempts to wrap up what makes Ataru Moroboshi and Lum's relationship so endearing and charming, despite the same whimsical pitfalls of the former ... being the undisputed playboy, and the latter having to suffer endlessly of when will said guy ever give her the light of day and attention. Together with the eccentric cast, the main couple will have a lot to deal with as we approach the final stages of "Game of Tag," which is the make-and-break deal of the relationship between the human and the alien.

Once again, MAISONdes has a hand on all of the OP/ED songs for Season 2, though in my humble opinion, they're still no doubt great, but I really just couldn't care less since the quality of the compositions has clearly degraded over time. And as expected from David Production, the production still holds up pretty well, given that the studio has prepared all of this to be done within the span of less than 2 years. One can hope that DavidPro will eventually produce another Rumiko Takahashi mainstay...of Ranma 1/2? Time will tell.

Overall, within the total 4 cours of 46 episodes, it's great to watch a modern reboot of a classic like Urusei Yatsura, even if it's the All-Stars treatment for a refresh of old-but-gold, classic content. And now that its main story has finally come to a close, here's your chance to binge them all.

I really enjoyed this season. It's been a couple of decades since I read the manga so it was great to revisit everything because I'd forgotten the details of how things ended lol But that didn't matter because the story is a classic for good reason and really held up decades later even though at times it was clearly a product of the 70's and 80's. Everyone's still kind of an a-hole but at the same time endearing none the less. The ending was true the characters and a little bonkers like Takashashi likes to make her comedy endings. It was a great revival project ... and makes me hope we might get more such projects with other Takahashi works.

If you enjoyed the previous seasons and/or the manga then you'll likely enjoy this season too.

It was a pleasure to have seen this remake, who would have thought that a manga released in the 70s and anime in the 80s would be so great today. I have to comment on two things that I think are important to understand my liking (and I think several) for the story.

First, comment on what Rumiko once said, a romance story should end when the couple confesses (since consequently they should start being boyfriend and girlfriend), this makes a lot of sense if you look at the concept itself (in animes or stories) about Romance. What's the point of telling a romance story if ... this is already love? The fact that the couple has confessed is no longer about the classic Boy Meets Girl. I don't want to launch this as a criticism of current romance stories. In itself, this concept of Rumiko has good and bad things, many seen in the series, more so in the classic, the remake did well by compressing the content, the main negative is the fact of the length of the story. You can have a very good romance story in a few chapters, bad in a few chapters, bad in many chapters or good in many chapters. The inclusion of another genre often contributes to this duration, the fact that Inuyasha is not only romance but also action and adventure allows for a longer duration. Similar happens with Urusei Yatsura, where the comedy allows for a longer duration, in the classic anime (and manga) this is seen by having many chapters where the romance does not develop and they are simply chapters that serve to tell a comedy (Perhaps acceptable for some as a method of lengthening the story and putting money into their pockets, it is up to each person's opinion). That's why, in my opinion, this remake did well to compress, where if the chapters were not development for Lum and Ataru, they were to present and/or develop a secondary character. For example, the original had moments where Benten and Shirayuki shared more with those on earth, something almost not seen here in the remake. With this I do not mean that a romance anime should be short or should only use this formula of ending the story with the confession, without a doubt the genre is mutated to seek a development of characters independent of whether they confess or not (sometimes I like to differentiate this like romance stories and couple stories, for me an example is boku no kokoro). Personally, if it is presented to me and I expect to see a pure love/romance story, I prefer Rumiko's concept. On the other hand, if from the first moment (or I come with the expectation) of seeing something more dramatic or a couple/person story, I expect something more like the current concept of romance where it does not necessarily end with confession or becoming lovers.

The second thing (I will be briefer here) that is important to me are the characters of Lum and Ataru. The personality and development of each one could be left to personal interpretation, but personally I like to believe two things. First, for me there is no doubt that Ataru loved Lum from the first moment, it may sound corny, but for me, Ataru who was always after women, that Lum was the first who, without Ataru asking or seeking it, loved him. In relation to this, and secondly, it seems to me that the combination of both personalities (although cliché, which is not reprehensible since Rumiko is probably a priority in this stereotype), that Ataru acts like he doesn't love her or that it bothers him but deep down he loves her, and Lum who loves him but always ends up hurting him (90% physical, 10% emotional), I think it's a perfect combination.

Also add, of course, that not only do these aspects seem the only ones to me, they are the most important to me. Obviously I highlight its excellent comedy and supporting cast.



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Es un placer haber visto este remake, quien diria que un manga estrenado en los 70s y anime en los 80s seria tan grandioso actualmente. He de comentar dos cosas que me parecen importante para entender mi agrado (y creo que de varios) por la historia.

Primero comentar lo que una vez dijo Rumiko, una historia de romance debe acabar cuando la pareja se confiesan (ya que consecuentemente deberian empezar a ser novios), esto hace mucho sentido si se fijan de cara al propio concepto (en animes o historias) sobre romance. ¿Que sentido tiene contar una historia de romance si esto ya es amor? Que la pàreja se haya confesado ya no se trata del clasico Boy Meets Girl. Esto no lo quiero lanzar como critica a las actuales historias de romance. En si este concepto de Rumiko tiene cosas buenas y malas, muchas vistas en la serie, mas en la clasica, el remake hizo bien al comprimir el contenido, en lo principal como negativa es el hecho de la duracion de la historia. Puedes tener una historia de romance muy buena en pocos capitulos, mala en pocos capitulos, mala en muchos capitulos o buena en muchos capitulos. La inclusion de otro genero muchas veces aporta a esta duracion, que Inuyasha no solo sea romance sino accion y aventura permite una mayor duracion. Similar sucede con Urusei Yatsura, donde la comedia permite una mayor duracion, en el anime (y manga) clasico se ve esto al tener muchos capitulos donde el romance no se desarolla y simplemente son capitulos que sirven para contar una comedia (Tal vez alegable para algunos como metodo de alargar la historia y que entre dinerillo al bolsillo, queda a opinion de cada uno). Por eso en mi opinion este remake hizo bien al comprimir, donde si los capitulos no eran de desarollo para Lum y Ataru, eran para presentar y/o desarollar a un secundario. Por ejemplo, la original tuvo momentos donde Benten y Shirayuki compartian mas con los de la tierra, cosa casi no vista aca en el remake. Con esto no quiero decir que un anime de romance deba ser corto o deba utilizar solamente esta formula de acabar la historia con la confesion, sin duda el genero muto para buscar un desarollo de personajes independiente de si confiesan o no (a veces me gusta diferenciar esto como historias de romance e historias de parejas, para mi un ejemplo es boku no kokoro). Personalmente si se me presenta y espero ver una historia pura de amor/romance, prefiero el concepto de Rumiko, por otro lado si desde un primer momento (o vengo con la expectativa) de ver algo mas dramatico o historia de pareja/persona espero algo mas como el concepto actual de romance donde no necesariamente acaba con la confesion o volverse novios.

Lo segundo (sere mas breve aca) para mi importante son los personajes de Lum y Ataru. Podra quedar a interpretacion personal la personalidad y desarollo de cada uno, pero en lo personal me gusta creer dos cosas. Primero, que para mi no cabe duda de que Ataru desde el primer momento amaba a Lum, sonara cursi, pero para mi, Ataru que siempre estuvo tras mujeres, que Lum fuera la primera que sin Ataru pedirselo o buscarlo lo amara. En relativo a esto, y segundo, me parece que la combinacion de ambas personalidades (aunque cliche, cosa no reprochable ya que probalemente Rumiko sea prionera en este estereotipo), de que Ataru actue como que no la quiere o le molesta pero en el fondo la ama, y de Lum que lo ama pero siempre lo termina lastimando (90%fisico, 10% emocional), me parece una combinacion que queda perfecta.

Agrega tambien por supuesto, que no solo estos aspectos me parece los unicos, son los mas importante para mi. Obviamente destaco su excelente comedia y elenco de secundarios.

~datcha! Urusei Yatsura, the cult series from 1978, is back for another season of exciting, funny, romantic, or just plain crazy stories in a new guise. As in the first reboot season, the series jumps back and forth between the 366 chapters of the manga original. In some places, very early chapters are cleverly connected to very late chapters via cliffhangers and in general the chapters - which were very freely adapted in the original series, as was usual at the time - are implemented much closer to the manga here. With the adaptation of "Intention", chapter 12 from March 20, 1979, which is being ... adapted into an anime for the first time in 45 years, the season even provides a small sensation. 

The second season also introduces a few new characters that make the UY universe richer and more absurd. Like Asaka Mizunokoji - Mendo's fiancée with a panicky fear of men or Ibana, a man in a bunny costume who can create possible future alternatives with magical doors. Since the majority of the chapters are from the second half of the manga, where Rumiko Takahashi liked to tell a story over several weeks, there are significantly more 20-minute episodes compared to the first season. "Lum Becomes A Cow" is also a story that is considered one of the absolute favorite chapters among many fans and was really extremely well implemented. 

This season's episode structure is somewhat incomprehensible. Of course, it is difficult to squeeze 366 manga chapters into two 23-part seasons. However, a supporting character like Asaka is given two double episodes, while some characters like Ten's mother were completely deleted from the reboot. In addition, with "Lum Becomes A Cow", "Open The Door" and "Last Date", several more in-depth chapters are adapted within a few weeks, which are spread over years in the manga. This creates the impression of rapid character development, particularly with Ataru, which is simply not there in the manga. 

While the reboot also works as a series in its own right, it should be seen more as an advertisement for the manga or the original series. Many characters are introduced for one episode and then disappear again. A real development, where the characters grow on you over the months and years, as in the manga series, which ran from 1978 to 1987, cannot of course be given in 23 episodes, so I strongly recommend picking up the manga and experiencing the entire 366-part journey with Lum, Ataru, Shinobou, Mendo and co. 

If you can, read the manga before the reboot. Not only that, you can have fun comparing the versions with each other - the animation by DavidStudio and especially its beautiful color scheme really stand out in comparison to the black and white manga. 

Like its predecessor, the second season is also very episodic. If you don't like an episode, just watch the next one, which you might then love. Urusei Yatsura is simply a colorful potpourri of humor, romance, fantasy, sci-fi, Japanese mythology, silly jokes and a lot of heart, and the reboot manages to capture the multi-layered aspects of the series well in a short time. 

Besides the "Intention" mentioned at the beginning - in which Lum and Ataru travel to 1989 on their way to school (at the time still 10 years in the distant future), my favorite story is probably "Lover's Theft", in which Princess Kurumi makes a move on Rei, much to Ran's displeasure, who also drags Lum into it. 10 minutes of laughter every second, a gag fireworks display at the highest level. But the two stories with Ibana have also been wonderfully implemented, especially the second one, which is getting an anime adaptation for the first time in all these years. 

The seiyuus are top notch. Uesaka Sumire in particular stands out, who doesn't even try to imitate the incomparable Fumi Hirano from the original series (who, by the way, appears again here as Lum's mother), but gives Lum her very own touch through her charming and inspiring acting. But in general, all the voice actors are of a high standard. Kana Hanzawa does a fantastic job of capturing Ran's two different personalities, Miyuki Sawashiro sounds so different from Machiko Washio, the Sakura from the original series, and so everyone manages to put their own personal stamp on their character while staying true to the character. 

For a manga that dates back to 1978, a surprising number of jokes work just as well in 2024. It's almost as if the humor hasn't aged for a second. The colors by DavidStudio are an absolute eye-catcher and the background music, while not as iconic as the original series, manages to accompany the funny, silly or more serious scenes well, depending on the mood. The piece of music, which is often played when Lum, Ataru, Shinobu, Mendo or Ran are in the middle of their shenadigans, is particularly memorable. 

As in season 1, MAISONdes delivers with the music. The two openings are an absolute banger, while the first ending visually pays homage to the original series, before we are released into the evening with "Haru Magai" on a slightly dreamy note. 

All in all, viewers had a wonderful time. For the last six months, every Thursday was a new experience and it was just fun to watch Lum and co. to watch their shenadigans and laugh every time. While many titles today also have a more serious and thoughtful tone, perhaps we need feel-good shows like Urusei Yatsura, which don't let the grin wipe from your face for 20 minutes while watching. The show has managed to transport the cult series from 1978 into the here and now without watering down the original and to open it up to a whole new generation of fans who have taken Lum, Ataru and everyone else to their hearts. A life without Urusei Yatsura is possible, but would probably only be half as fun. 

Or as the mangaka concluded at the time: "Lum will be fine forever! !! Thank you for reading" 

Goodbye, Urusei Yatsura (August 30, 1978 - June 20, 2024). 
This show will forever have a special place in my heart. ~datcha!

Overall, the series did a fantastic job at bringing back memories from the original, but I don't know if I recommend it to anyone who isn't already familiar with the 80's anime or manga. Its purpose of being a "best hits" is definitely achieved and it's much more tame than the first handful of episodes from the original, but the fast pacing really drags the series down in my opinion. Regardless, it achieved its sole purpose and it was enjoyable to rewatch UY in a new style and with a few new episodes. If you're a fan of the original, you'll probably be a fan ... of the remake.

This my first time writing a thing like a review but for the sake of sharing how i feel of this anime I write one. The joy I feel when watching the anime mostly comes from the interaction of Ataru and Lum super sweet regardless the BIGGEST MALE TSUNDERE I ever witness the pighead ATARU. The side character is enjoyable to watch too.A little highlights to Mendo's voice actor whose really giving it all that I can feel his emotion. Not forget to mention TEN-CHAN who is cute and naughty. It is just that this type of anime is rarely too be seen and as ... good as this.The oppening too,From op1-op4 all of it is worth to not skip. And as it progress the OP seem to get more deeper related to relationship of ATARU AND LUM. That it from me, FOR those who are still in doubt I can say that this anime is totally worth to give a try.

This review takes both seasons into consideration.

I'm glad I finally gave this classic story a chance. It was really, really entertaining. The pacing of the gags, the direction of the emotional scenes, the art direction, the character designs, the way the writers stitched different chapters around to introduce the supporting characters and give the illusion of development...Chef's kiss. As an Inuyasha fan who's now re-discovering Ranma 1/2 through its excellent remake (so far), this series definitely managed to capture the spirit of Rumiko Takahashi's writing.

Funnily enough, I think they dropped the ball on AtaLum just a bit in comparison. Season 1 adapts two very romantic ... stories during the first half of the season and then we don't reach the same heights with them until the end of it. I'd rather have those stories pushed towards the end or have more AtaLum stories adapted. 

On the contrary, the first cour of the second season did a great job at highlighting AtaLum and mostly adapting amazing stories one after the other. The second cour could use less Ten and more AtaLum before the final episodes. It almost felt like a regression, even though the story is mostly episodic in nature. If not more AtaLum, I'd love more stories about Lum and her best friends. The three of them are probably my favorite part of the story. 

I really have to praise the pacing again because Ataru, for me, is a very annoying character whose womanizing act got tiresome pretty quickly. As I'm going through the 1980's Urusei Yatsura movies, it becomes more and more clear to me that he can't carry a full-fledged story centered on him for the most part. He's too much for me. I get the purpose of his character, but I don't really enjoy it. And still, Rumiko and the remake managed to make me emotional during AtaLum scenes and root for them. That's something.

The voice acting deserves a special mention because it's absolutely phenomenal. Lum, Ran, Sakura and Shuutaro are scene-stealers. 

I definitely recommend this remake. It's a fun and easy ride full of eye-catching moments, well-paced gags and some really touching moments. It's insane how many tropes probably originated from this story.

7,5-8/10

A funny and good comedy show, its really well done and its foe every age, its just dumb stuff happening in the screen for 20 minutes ti forget about your sad life for a moment, funny and weird characters in funny and weird situations and you have a success, it's nothing complicated, it's nothing interesting its just dumb fun ok, overall its well animated, well made and well pace, it's just enough to entertain for 20 minutes ok, it's overall a fantastic show to watch with your friends or folks, sone episodes are better than others and sometimes you can skip episodes, nothing wrong with ... skipping one or two boring episodes guys, its nit school or job, skipping parts in JoJo its ok too (i skipped part 3 so boring)

This anime has been a pleasure to watch since its pilot in October 2022. I religiously sat down every Thursday night to watch it, and I have no regrets. The OG UY has its charm, but this one really is eye candy when it come to the art style and visual colors. The story itself is engaging, funny, and while it plays on the whole “I don’t love you (but deep down I really, really do)” trope; it was a delight. I would typically say that the gags are repetitive, but even so, the adaptation overall kept things engaging and enjoyable for me. I loved ... seeing how the adaptation evolved, and honestly just cannot recommend this one more. Everything from the intro/outro to the artwork, to the story and the characters really give it new life.

Definitely worse than season 1 in a lot of aspects but overall the season is enjoyable

The problems with S2 is that the comedy is repetitive throughout the show with only fresh comedy when new characters are introduced and a couple plot holes mostly in the final arc

The ending is good, the Character development is good, accept Ataru and a few of the side characters Voice acting is amazing fits the characters really well, Pacing is good, Soundtrack is good The second opening is not as good as the previous openings id say its adequate Animation is beautiful the staff did amazing on it sets ... the atmosphere really well compared to the 80s version.

Overall the final season of Urusei Yatsura is very good with a few quality drops in some aspects but overall a very good satisfying final season.